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One of the UK’s most high profile lettings agents is calling on politicians to change course on rent controls. David Alexander of...

In his latest criticism of landlords, the chief executive of Generation Rent says rent controls would protect “so many renters from...

The Institute of Economic Affairs, a free market think tank, has undertaken an exhaustive review of rent control policies across the...

Generation Rent and the Citizens Advice Bureau are offering up to £500 in incentives for renters to complete a questionnaire. Social media...

A council is allowing eligible private households - including renters - to apply for grants to improve the energy efficiency of...

The government has released more information on its new Renters Rights Bill, which is expected to be launched into Parliament in...

Rent prices tend to rise in the 12 months immediately after a General Election, by an average of 1.96%, according to...

A letter from a coalition of pro-tenant groups has been sent to the leaders of the Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Reform...

A think tank claims that when it comes to space within a home, private rental sector tenants pay three times as...

The Conservatives have set out a 78-page manifesto, of which just over two pages are given to housing and related issues.  Here...

New demands from the Generation Rent group go much further than the original Renters Reform Bill in removing landlords’ rights. The group...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims social rents are 64% more affordable than private rents, with social tenants in England having to pay...

A council which this week announced that it would charge landlords almost £1,000 for a licence, is now being accused of kicking...

Newly re-elected Greater Manchester Labour Mayor Andy Burnham is to spend £600,000 of council tax payers’ cash on a clampdown on...

Propertymark has issued a guide to tenants about their rights to have a pet.  A statement from trade body Propertymark says that...

The Renters Reform Bill returns to Parliament this week, with a First Reading of the measure in the House of Lords...

The nearest thing to a national landlord register operating anywhere in the UK is seeking new staff - and they must...

The coalition of 20-plus groups which have previously spoken enthusiastically about the Renters Reform Bill has now changed its mind. On April...

A landlord faces a hefty jail sentence unless she finds over £50,000 in the next three months - and on top...

A trade body claims private tenants are ‘suffering’ because lettings agents are not regulated. Propertymark is demanding equal treatment between lettings agents...

A controversial wealth management company claims that almost two thirds of private tenants have suffered a deterioration in their mental and...

New research from specialist lender Aldermore shows that 69% of private tenants feel they have a ‘good landlord’.  This bucks the traditional...

A council which last year staged a pilot project about the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards in the lettings sector is now...

Private landlords applied for licences covering more than 12,000 homes during the first year of a controversial council’s selective licensing scheme. The...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £2,500 in fines, compensation and costs after a council brought a prosecution against him. Jama...

A string of debt advice charities want Housing Secretary Michael Gove to go well beyond merely banning Section 21 in a...

A survey by an activist group suggests that one in three tenants claim that their private renting conditions are impacting their...

A think tank claims that the government will pay landlords in the private sector six times the expected spend on new affordable homes in the five-year period between 2021 and 2026. The New...

A Manchester-based solicitors’ firm that incorrectly prosecuted a London council over a private rental case has been ordered to pay thousands...

Two thirds of private renters have experienced a problem with the quality or condition of their property in the past six...

The Generation Rent activist group has called for a series of reforms about damp and mould. It wants the reinstatement of energy...

An estimated 1.6m private renters are set to receive an uplift to their housing support for 12 months from April 2024,...

An additional licensing scheme for HMOs has come into effect in a London borough.  The new scheme will cover properties in Greenwich which...

A new council licensing scheme has been given the go ahead by the government. Peterborough council’s selective licensing scheme will be run...

A local authority is introducing charges for the issuing of Improvement Notices to landlords - and has chosen to announce it...

Private tenants are being encouraged by a local council to report damp and mould issues to their landlords. Shropshire council says private...

Over a third of current renters believe they will never be able to buy a home in future.  And only 29 per...

Generation Rent and London Mayor Sadiq Khan have jointly slammed landlords who do not improve the EPCs of their private rental...

Many have welcomed the move by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to unfreeze the Local Housing Allowance - but some tenant activists say...

Shelter has issued new claims about homelessness triggered in part by private rents, as it prepares for its annual festive fundraising...

Airbnb says the large majority of private tenants want to boost their income, including through sub-letting rooms in their homes. In a...

A local authority’s teach-in for private tenants this weekend is to be addressed by a group which is known for its...

A tenants’ union has developed an app which it claims makes it easy to complain about short lets. Living Rent - a...

The Green Party wants private tenants to be able to force landlords to improve the energy efficiency of homes. The scheme -...

The Generation Rent activist group is urging its supporters to email MPs to protest about delays in the parliamentary progress of...

A veteran Tory MP who has been a junior minister in the department responsible for housing now says the rental market...

The Co-Op Bank, which is leading a campaign alongside charity Shelter, claims a Section 21 notice is presented to an older...

The Scottish Government says rent controls - already existing as a so-called emergency measure - will become permanent. Scottish First Minister Humza...

The Competitioin and Markets Authority is to probe five activities involving landlords and letting agents and their responsibilities to private tenants. Sarah...

The business editor of London’s daily newspaper, the Evening Standard, has made a strong statement in support of landlords. Jonathan Prynn, in...

Southwark’s Labour council has won the backing of Housing Secretary Michael Gove for one of the largest private landlord licensing schemes...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has returned to his demand for powers to control rents in the private sector, citing a...

A charity is warning that growing numbers of private tenants are likely to have difficulties keeping up with their financial commitments. The...

The Nationwide Foundation - a charitable foundation founded by the Nationwide Building Society - says the Renters Reform Bill should be...

A charity is reported to be claiming that increasing numbers of landlords use security guards dressed as bailiffs to help evict...

A charity claims that private renters are about twice as likely as the general population to be in problem debt. StepChange, via...

Landlords who are smarting at the end of their Section 21 powers should make sure they are experts at the expanded...

Labour’s shadow housing spokesperson is promoting a video claiming that ‘everyone’ in the private rental sector suffers from ‘rogue landlords and...

The Scottish Government - which is already implementing a rent cap and eviction ban for the private sector - is now...

A mortgage chief has accused local authorities of treating private landlords like cash machines. Justin May, chief executive of EHF Mortgages, makes...

Resident satisfaction amongst Build To Rent tenants is falling for the first time since reviews were first collected five years ago. A...

Activist group Generation Rent is demanding that the government tighten regulations on damp and mould - and is tying this to...

Politicians in the Scottish Parliament have backed a controversial cap which means rent rises for private tenants mid-tenancy cannot exceed 3.0...

Activist group Generation Rent has accused landlords of “silencing” private tenants who live in flats hit with damp and mould. The claim...

A charity wants the government to be tougher with private landlords over issues like damp and mould. Citizens Advice claims that its research...

A review platform which describes itself as a TripAdvisor for tenants is using a left-leaning blog to seek business from councils. Marks...

A Labour council which banned councillors who were landlords from contributing to a key debate has done a U-turn on legal...

The government says it’s reviewing landlord guidance on the health risks of damp and mould following the death of two year...

Campaigners often like to portray relations between tenants and landlords as poor, but a new survey suggests this is far from...

Bristol councillors who are landlords have been told they cannot speak in a debate on rent controls.  Earlier this week we explained...

Landlords have been told that time is running out to apply for funding to improve the energy efficiency of their homes...

A council is telling private tenants in its area to make contact if they believe their mould-related problems are not being...

An upbeat trading statement from buy to let mortgage lender Paragon suggests that the sector is relatively healthy, but losing many...

Two councillors have successfully used the London Assembly to push London Mayor Sadiq Khan and the government to do more to...

Two law partners at a legal firm have outlined a five-step process which tenants can use to complain to their landlords...

A council wants private tenants to ‘grass’ on rogue landlords in the light of the tragic death of toddler Awaab Ishak. Telford...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his long-awaited Autumn Statement - the fiscal event which he says will lead to “all of...

A new 100-unit Build To Rent scheme in Manchester called The Quarters is being marketed as “pet friendly”. The company behind it,...

Landlord and letting agent fears over the impact of rental reform could be eased if only the industry used rigorous and...

The Autumn Statement on November 17 may contain financial measures to help private renters, the Housing Secretary has hinted. “We know people in...

Coventry council has issued financial penalties on a landlord of a poorly managed and unlicensed HMO totalling £60,000. The council has also...

Private renting voters could be critical in deciding the outcome of the next General Election, according to Shelter. The campaigning charity -...

Landlords, private tenants and owner occupiers in Warwick are encouraged by their council to apply for funding to improve energy efficiency...

An organisation that describes itself as ‘politically independent and a charity’ is launching a probe into how further regulation could help...

Labour’s radical proposals for the private rental sector - including reducing landlords’ powers to demand arrears - have produced a dramatic...

Shelter claims that almost 1.1m private renters in England – one in seven – had their rent increased in the last...

Landlords have hit back at claims made by Shelter overnight, suggesting that one in seven private tenants in the UK have...

A government department is asking landlords to share their data in a bid to improve services. The Valuation Office Agency says it...

Three quarters of residential landlords have taken steps to support tenants during the current cost-of-living crisis, according to new research from...

A range of mortgage brokers are reporting an increase in enquiries from private tenants who have been given first refusal to...

Oxford’s private rented sector faces its biggest shake up in over a decade with the start of a new licensing scheme...

A campaign by the government-backed Smart Energy GB not-for-profit organisation is promoting the use of smart meters amongst private tenants who...

Campaigning charity Shelter has backed a call by consumer organisation Citizens Advice to seek government pledges that a £400 energy bill...

A charity, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, wants a form of Right To Buy to be given to private tenants.  Right To Buy...

The latest English Housing Survey report on the private rental sector gives the lie to the perception that most tenants are...

Thank goodness the uncertainty is over - but is it all too skewed towards tenants? That’s the worry of suppliers as Daniel...

The Deposit Protection Service has given landlords tips on how to prepare their homes for pets because, it says, the single...

A bank is forecasting that almost one in 10 rented homes in the UK within the next decade could be a...

The support package to help combat soaring fuel bills and the cost of living crisis - introduced at the end of...

The National Residential Landlords Association has hit back at allegations made by Shelter, accusing the charity of sensationalising the way landlords...